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Castle Kong Review – It’s on like Castle Kong!

5Mar

By JasonNo Comments

Castle Kong Review – It’s on like Castle Kong!

Castle Kong by devs Drowning Monkeys, in a nutshell, is a homage to the legendary classic Donkey Kong and features 22 levels set across 4 stages of platform leaping action. Initially released on PC back in 2019 the game has just been launched for the Nintendo Switch and I have been lucky enough to obtain a copy. Castle Kong - You have no power here checkpoints! Come join me as I take a trip back in time to when games were unforgiving and skill was required in order to progress! While you are here check out my last review here! Gameplay Donkey Kong was originally released in 1981 by Nintendo and went on to be one of the most challenging games of its era. Enter 2021 and here we have a new game to test hardcore gamers across the world! Castle Kong has a simple story behind it. Y...

3Mar

By PaulNo Comments

Switch Reviews

Wind Peaks Review Hide And Peak!

Developed and Published by Actoon Studio, Wind Peaks is a hidden object game releasing onto Switch on 3rd March 2021. It originally released on Steam in July 2020. The game loosely tells the story of a group of Scouts who find a treasure map and go in search of the hidden bounty. Wind Peaks Switch Review - Hide and Peak! We've not seen many hidden object games recently. Have you spotted any in the wild? What's your favourite? Let us know in the comments! Gameplay Across the 15 levels in Wind Peaks, you will be tasked with searching for and uncovering a list of items. This is done by navigating around the level from a top-down perspective, locating the items and clicking on them with your cursor. You can zoom in and out of the map to give yourself a better view or navigate quicker....

Super Mario World 3D – Bowser’s Fury – Review

23Feb

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Switch Reviews

Super Mario World 3D – Bowser’s Fury – Review

Developed by Nintendo comes Super Mario World 3D and Bowser's Fury. Super Mario World 3D was first released on the Wii U in 2013 but it gets a revival of some sort for the Nintendo Switch. Along with it comes Bowser's Fury. It's a whole new adventure for Mario so let's get started with this Super Mario World 3D - Bowser's Fury review. Super Mario World 3D - Bowser's Fury Review - Good Old Mario's Back As I'm a huge Mario fan going into this game I realized I had never played it before. I guess it just went completely over my head but am I glad I did because it has all the fun and laughs you would expect from a Mario game. So let's start this and as always if you enjoyed this then check out my latest review here and you can also catch up on the rest of the Thumb Culture team on soci...

Chicory: A Colorful Tale Is Coming To PS4, PS5 and PC in 2021

17Feb

By BrianNo Comments

News & Updates

Chicory: A Colorful Tale Is Coming To PS4, PS5 and PC in 2021

From the publishers of award-winning games, Wilmot's Warehouse and Overland comes Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Greg Lobanov, developer of Wandersong has created a colourful adventure in which the player takes control of a dog and its magic paintbrush. The world has lost its colour, and through the solving of puzzles and the aid of animal friends, you have to restore it to its former glory. A colour-your-own adventure if you will. There is more to it than just painting though. As you progress you unlock new textures and glow in the dark paint to light the way through dark caverns. “At the outset, I was just wondering if you could make a game where the main player interaction was drawing,” Lobanov explains, “but this game felt like the ultimate opportunity to engage an audience wit...

Rise: Race The Future Review – Drifting Wet Fun On Four Wheels!

16Feb

By Jason1 Comment

Switch Reviews

Rise: Race The Future Review – Drifting Wet Fun On Four Wheels!

Rise: Race The Future is a car racing game developed and published by French portable game wizards VD dev. Set in the near future whereby your car can race not only on roads but also on water, how would it fair on the Nintendo Switch? Rise: Race The Future - Slip sliding away! How do you find the game? Do you agree with my review? Leave a comment down below and while you're here check out my last review! Gameplay I have played many a driving game in my gaming life, some nice and easy, others really tricky. For me, the thrill of racing is being made to feel that you have worked hard for that win. When I was given Rise: Race The Future to review (referred to herein as Rise) I really did not know what to expect, only one way to find out really! Essentially, Rise is a rally game ...

Donut County Review – Not Quite That Tasty

11Feb

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

PC Reviews

Donut County Review – Not Quite That Tasty

Welcome to my PC review of Donut County. Ben Esposito (Tattletail) is the developer of this puzzle game. The publishers are Annapurna Interactive (Outer Wilds, What Remains Of Edith Finch?). In Donut County the player controls a hole in the ground, swallowing up everything in sight. This game was actually spawned off of a game jam idea. Of which the idea was initially created from pitches from a parody Twitter account of well-known game designer Peter Molyneux. It is also inspired by franchises such as Katamari Damacy and Hopi figurines. Donut County - It Really Isn't That Tasty, Unfortunately. Donut County is a recent addition to Xbox Game Pass for PC. It's also available on PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and also MacOS. I thought I would give it a go as a friend recommended it to me. I...

Bonkies Review – Pay Bananas, Get Monkeys

11Feb

By PaulNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Bonkies Review – Pay Bananas, Get Monkeys

Developed by Studio Gauntlet and published by Crunching Koala, Bonkies made it's way onto Playstation 4, Xbox One/Series consoles, PC and Switch a the end of January 2021. It is equal parts challenging, chaotic and fun and will certainly make a great addition to your multiplayer party game line-up... if your relationships can handle the strain. Bonkies - Bonkers Monkeys in Space! Bonkies provides a welcome return to couch co-op, albeit at a time when we perhaps can't get 4 people onto our sofas to play with. What are your favourite couch co-op party games? Shout them out in the comments below! Gameplay Bonkies is a physics based couch co-op party puzzle game. The aim of your crew is essentially to organise and stack shapes, Tetris style, within a set area using various tools and te...

Mario 64 3D All Stars Review – That Damn Camera

8Feb

By Martin Hosking1 Comment

Retrogaming Corner, Switch Reviews

Mario 64 3D All Stars Review – That Damn Camera

Mario 64 is a Nintendo 64 game brought to us by Nintendo in 1997. This game is the forefather to many Mario games to follow, as well as bringing in new features to games that we'd never seen in platform games before. Mario 64 - That Damn Camera! What will I think of Mario 64? Is it really an all-star? Or should Nintendo have let the light die down? As always, if you enjoy this article, please check out my previous here. Gameplay Mario 64's main story is about Mario trying to save the Princess from Bowser. This is an age-old story that time won't forget as it seems to be the recurring theme for Mario games. During Mario 64 you must find hidden stars that will allow you to open doors to progress further in the castle. Once inside rooms, you need to jump into paintings. This allows Mario ...

2Feb

By Renee-Francisca Lopez1 Comment

Features

10 Seafaring Games Fit For A Sea Shanty

2021 is shaping up to be an interesting year. While we still live a COVID world, there has arisen a new trend on social media. While people may try to avoid popular trends, it is near impossible to avoid sea shanties. So, while you’re listening to another remix of The Wellerman, or adding your unique beats to Drunken Sailor, here are some seafaring games that would pair perfectly with a good song or two. Some of these are older games, but they are available through Steam or GOG. Sea of Thieves Sea of Thieves is one of the most popular pirate games out there right now. You can sail the seas in search of plunder or complete missions given to you by various trading companies. This is a perfect game for a single player who just wants to relax and sail the seas or for those who enjoy t...

Ghostanoid Review – Another Brick In The Wall?

20Jan

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

Switch Reviews

Ghostanoid Review – Another Brick In The Wall?

So here we are, a new brick breaker. This one is Ghostanoid from developers Qplaze (Real Blockcraft, Galaxy Warfighter) and publishers JoyBits (Doodle God, Commando). The game will release on Nintendo Switch on January 21st 2021. Still weird typing 2021 instead of 2020. Ghostanoid - Another Brick In The Wall? Let's take a look and see what I think of Ghostanoid. Will it be a smash hit for the Switch? Or just another brick in the wall? Gameplay Ghostanoid has gameplay akin to the classic brick breaker Arkanoid. There's a certain trick to getting through the levels as quick as possible and that's to hit the ghosts by bouncing balls into them as you can see on the levels as below. Each level has slightly more blocks (or furniture in the case of this game) that you have to break bef...